EU provides over €18 million to strengthen Ukraine’s municipal infrastructure

On 10 December, the European Investment Bank (EIB), the bank of the European Union, disbursed €18.4 million to support essential public services in Ukrainian cities. 

The financing will fund energy-efficient renovation of schools, kindergartens and hospitals, helping these facilities to use less energy, reduce costs and remain fully operational for the communities they serve. The funds are backed by an EU guarantee under the European Commission’s €50 billion Ukraine Facility.

The disbursement supports three sub-projects under the EIB’s Ukraine Municipal Infrastructure Programme (UMIP). 

In Volyn oblast, €4.2 million will modernise three major healthcare facilities, reducing operating costs and improving the quality of services. 

In Ternopil, €11.3 million will fund energy-saving upgrades in 20 schools and kindergartens, including installing energy monitoring systems in all educational institutions across the city. 

In Zaporizhzhia, €2.9 million will be used to refurbish five education buildings, cutting energy losses and increasing safety and comfort for students and teachers.

The disbursement came as EU Enlargement Commissioner Marta Kos visited an EIB municipal infrastructure project already well under way – the Hrybovychi landfill in Lviv, which is being reclaimed and transformed into a safe public green space and recreational zone. The works are also supported by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the government of Ukraine and the City of Lviv. Kos joined Ukrainian partners and the EIB team to plant the first trees of the future park.

“Across Ukraine, communities are working tirelessly to keep essential services running and to rebuild in the face of war,” said EIB Vice-President Teresa Czerwińska, who oversees the Bank’s operations in Ukraine. “These efforts are helping communities cope today while laying the groundwork for Ukraine’s long-term recovery.”

The EIB has been working in Ukraine since 2007. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, the EIB has provided €4 billion in financing for Ukraine’s recovery.

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